Vol. 6 No. 3 August 2003
 Redi SADC Archive Sardc

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Policy Review: Challenges for new AU leadership
The SADC ministers of finance have hailed recent positive economic developments in the region, notably the improvement from last year in food availability and overall economic growth. read

World Congress on Protected Areas in South Africa
IUCN-The World Conservation Union in conjunction with its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) and the South African government will later this year host the Fifth World Congress on Protected Areas. This is the first time the Congress will be held in Africa. read

DRC Peace Process
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has made a giant leap towards ending war and creating democracy and peaceful commerce in a country torn by five years of armed conflict. read

Community Building: Youth Parliament
Recognising their role not only as tomorrow’s leaders, but also as today’s stakeholders, youths in the region are continuing to strengthen their participation in the regional integration of SADC. read

Personality profile: Mkapa
On 9 December 1961, Tanganyika became the second country in southern Africa (after the Congo) to regain independence. Less than three years later, on 26 April 1964, Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar to become the United Republic of Tanzania. read

Book review & recent publications
Sweden: A long history of solidarity and support to Southern Africa
This is a formidable work on the Swedish role in the liberation of southern Africa, that earned its author a national award from the Swedish king, as well as the satisfaction of the profound results of eight years of scholarship and a lifetime of commitment to justice, equality and humanity. The three-volume study discusses the origins, developments and dimensions of Sweden’s support for national independence, majority rule and democracy in the five southern African countries where a peaceful process of decolonisation and change was blocked by the colonial powers, that is, Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. read